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Parker: An awesome wine! Judged only by the unevolved, saturated, dense ruby/purple color, this 27-year old wine could easily be mistaken for a 2-year old claret. The nose offers up copious aromas of sweet, jammy, black plums, black-cherries, and cassis, as well as gorgeous, smoky, vanillin, floral, and licorice scents that tease the olfactory senses with the promise of considerable thrills. Extremely full-bodied, massively rich, and unctuous,...
Wine Description
The Story
Of the 1,000 hectares making up the Vega Sicilia estate, 210 are used for wine growing, and there are 19 soil-types divided for management purposes into 52 plots with very specific characteristics. The influence of the flow of the river Duero and the passage of time have been vital in forming these soils.
70 of these hectares are employed to produce Unico. A unique, magical estate which, along with extraordinary management of the vineyard, ...
Wine Information
Vega Sicilia Unico 1968 / This vintage spent the first year in concrete tanks, after it was placed in large French oak vats over 5 years. The wine remained in used barrels for 8 years before bottling.
GRAPE VARIETIES:
TINTO FINO: 70%
CABERNET SAUVIGNON: 20%
MERLOT, MALBEC and ALBILLO 10%
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:
WINTER: Cold, high rain fall.
SPRING: Mild. Abundant rain fall.
SUMMER: Warm.
HARVEST: Normal. Average-High temperature.
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Average Bottle Price
| 2020 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 255€ +1.3% | 1 239€ +4.2% | 1 189€ +3.8% | 1 145€ +3.2% | 1 109€ +13.5% | 977€ +8.8% | 898€ +44.4% | 622€ +74.7% | 356€ +69.5% | 210€ |
This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.